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CVE-2005-4776

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—

Integer overflow in the FreeBSD compatibility code (freebsd_misc.c) in NetBSD-current, NetBSD-3, NetBSD-2.0, and NetBSD-2 before 20050913; and NetBSD-1.6 before 20050914; allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption or system crash) and possibly gain root privileges.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Netbsd — Netbsd

CWEs

References

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